From: Robert Klemme <shortcutter@...>
Date: 2009-07-07T16:04:09+09:00
Subject: Re: file.seek and unused bytes

2009/7/7 Greg Willits <lists@gregwillits.ws>:
> James Gray wrote:
>> The more I read in this thread, the more I feel it's crying out for a
>> database.  I recognize that you disagree with this, I just disagree
>> with your disagreement.  In a totally friendly way, of course.  :)
>
> I think if you saw the whole thing you'd see why the db is more of a
> hinderance than an assett. I've described a small piece of it, and not
> the piece that has the most compelling reasons to avoid a db -- at least
> a traditional db. Some of these other ones that have brought up may be a
> different story.

I have to admit that I thought of a database as well.  Keywords that
especially triggered this were: index, aggregation, huge, speed.  You
make it really sound as if we are talking about a huge beast of which
we are getting just a tiny glimpse. :-)

Kind regards

robert

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